"I really appreciate you coming down here, I know the love you feel is genuine and know whatever happened there represents that one person – it has nothing to do with you or your country," said Qadhi. "We are all together and we shall overcome that hatred with our love and unity."

Qhadi said his message during worship centered around peace.

"We need to overcome this stereotype that any one community is more prone to violence than the other," said Qadhi.

He explained the mosque will have more security for the next few weeks just in case. He said the main focus is speaking about love and not hate.

"We cannot allow the message of hate to divide us. We can't allow the rhetoric, the demonization, the stigmatization of faith communities and minorities to go unchecked," said Qadhi.

Qadhi said he would not allow members of the mosque to have guns inside during service. Instead, he plans on having more law enforcement outside.